Last summer, we attended a Toll Bros. presentation, highlighting their plans for the long vacant Stamper Square/New Market site, in Society Hill. While that session was for information only, and no vote was taken at the time, we got the sense that the community generally supported this project, in contrast

Last year, the The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society organized a pop-up garden at an embarrassing vacant lot at 20th and Market Streets, alongside some of the tallest buildings in town. Well, PHS is doing it again, this time at an even more embarrassing vacant lot, on the 1900 block of Walnut Street, across

Last month, we told you about new commercial shutters at 924 S. 20th St., a signal that a corner store was coming to this property, which had been vacant for over three years. At the time, we indicated that execution would be a huge determinant in terms of whether the

It's been six months since we last checked in on 3rd Ward, the Brooklyn-based arts facility coming soon to Kensington. Since the last time we stopped by, the buildings that will house 3rd Ward, located at 4th and Thompson Sts., have been cleaned quite a bit, with actual windows in

In the Fall, we gave you the lowdown about an upcoming move for the Pennsylvania Ballet. Their studios are currently in East Falls, but soon they'll be moving to a brand new space at 321 N. Broad Street. Architects Erdy McHenry have designed this project, which will involve the demolition of one building and the

A reader tipped us off about some construction activity on a hidden street in Francisville, the 800 block of Opal Street. Running for just one block between Parrish and Poplar Streets, hardly anyone would know about this quasi-alley if not for the fact that it bisects the totally adorable Ogden

It's been an entire year since we first told you about 1120 S. Front St., which was, at that time, a stalled construction site where a warehouse had been demolished. At the time, we promised an eventual Vietnamese restaurant from Liem Ma, owner of Cafe Viet Huong at 11th & Washington.

Then in

For some time, we've been bringing student housing development in the area surrounding Temple University to your attention. These projects range from the one-off structure with a couple of units built by a small-time developer, to medium-sized multi-unit buildings, to more massive projects like Paseo Verde and Diamond Green. What's

Last month, we told you about the early stages of the demolition of the Mount Olive AME church at 19th and Fitzwater Sts., in the Graduate Hospital neighborhood. In the last few days, the demolition has wrapped up, and heavy machinery on the site is now working to dig the

According to this week's ZBA docket, TU Ventures has a plan to build five buildings on five vacant lots on the 1900 block of N 7th St., between Berks and Norris. We've covered plenty of development of student housing in the neighborhoods surrounding Temple University, and just this week told